seaweed
Having worked at a comedy club for a short time, I have a real soft spot and respect for what comedians do and the psychology tht tips the cards in the favor of hecklers. I haven't seen the whole performance of Michael Richard's controversial performance in context--like how the heckling started, but it would be interesting to see what, in addition to the Merc. retrograde could've played into such an inflamatory situation.
From what I saw of his interview of David Letterman tonight, though, he seems genuinely shaken, hurt and sincere about the whole event (while even he stressed that it really needed to be seen in context.) I don't know the entire backstory, so I can't really give an opinion other than I have deep respect for the professional level he's always brought to all aspects of his work *and* it's an incredibly stressful job with little to no protection from hatred and ego-outbursts from the patrons for the comedians.
Thanks!
From what I saw of his interview of David Letterman tonight, though, he seems genuinely shaken, hurt and sincere about the whole event (while even he stressed that it really needed to be seen in context.) I don't know the entire backstory, so I can't really give an opinion other than I have deep respect for the professional level he's always brought to all aspects of his work *and* it's an incredibly stressful job with little to no protection from hatred and ego-outbursts from the patrons for the comedians.
Thanks!